Dunes Las Vegas Implosion

The Dunes was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It opened on May 23, 1955, as the tenth resort on the Strip. It was initially owned by a group of businessmen from out of state, but failed to prosper under their management. It also opened at a time of decreased tourism, while the Strip was simultaneously becoming overbuilt with h…
The Dunes was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It opened on May 23, 1955, as the tenth resort on the Strip. It was initially owned by a group of businessmen from out of state, but failed to prosper under their management. It also opened at a time of decreased tourism, while the Strip was simultaneously becoming overbuilt with hotel rooms. A few months after the opening, management was taken over by the operators of the Sands resort, also on the Strip. This group failed to improve business and relinquished control less than six months later.
  • Location: Paradise, Nevada
  • Owner: Masao Nangaku (1987–1992) · Mirage Resorts (1992–1994)
  • Architect: John Replogle and Robert Dorr Jr. (1955) · Milton Schwartz (1964–65 additions) · Maxwell Starkman (1979 hotel addition)
  • Address: 3650 Las Vegas Boulevard South
  • Opening date: May 23, 1955
  • Closing date: January 26, 1993
  • Theme: Arabian
Data from: en.wikipedia.org